THEOPHRASTUS 



fcav\a, rd Be eTTiyeioKav'Xa, KaOdrrep 



a/cdvBit; (TiKvos dypw TO Be rf\iorpomov en 



JJLOXXOV ft>9 eiTTClV TOIOVTOV, COGTTep Kal V TOt? 



dKav0ct)Be(ri,v OVGIV rpi/3o\o<> KOI TJ Kdrrrcapis KOI 

 aXXa 7r\ioy /cal yap e/ceivcov rj Bia(f)opa irXeiwv. 

 evia Be 7Tpia\\6Kav\a, /AT) e^ovra Be TTOV irpoo- 

 ireo-wo-iv eiriyeioKavKa, KaOdirep eireTLvr] /cal a-Tra- 

 pivr) Kal aTrXw? &V 6 /cav\o$ X67TTO? Kal /iaXa/co? 

 ical fjiaicpos, C o Kal (frvovTat, ravra a>9 eVt TO 

 nrav ev aXXot?" /cowr) Brj Kal avrv) 77 Biacfropa 

 ou fjiovov rwv TroicoBwv Kal (frpvyaviKwv 

 Kal TWV OafJivw^MV Kal yap rj eXif Kal eri 



2 "Ert Be Kal rwv TroicoBwv rd fiev 7ro\vKav\a rd 

 Be jJiovoKavXa' Kal rwv fMovoKav\a)v rd fjuev drra- 

 pdj3\acrra Kara rov Kav\ov rd Be TrapaftXacmKd, 

 KaOdrrep Kal ev rot9 rjfjbepois r\ re pacf>avl<; Kal 

 aXX' drra. rfo\vKav\a Be a>9 a7rXa)9 elrrelv rd 

 emyeioKavXa, /jLOVoKav\a Be Kal 6\iyoKav\a rd 

 6pOoKav\a. rovrcov Be drrapdjB\a(Tra rd Xeto- 

 Kav\a Kpofjivov rcpdaov (TKopoBov, wcnrep Kal ev 

 Tot9 rjfjiepois Kal rd jjiev evOvKavXa rd Be <JKO\IO- 

 Kav\a Kal rovrwv [rot9 ^/iepot9] VTrdp^ei. 



3 Aia<j)opd Be ris Kal roidBe rcov TroiayBwv ecrri' 

 rd pep ydp e7riyei6(f>v\\a rd B* emKav\o(^v\\a 

 rvy%dvei, rd S* dfjifyorepws. eTnyeio$>v\\a /ttX 1 



conj. Cornarius ; etrereioKavXa Ald.H. 

 2 cf. 7. 15. 1 ; Diosc. 4. 190 and 191 ; Plin. 22. 57. 



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